MLB: Alomar, Francona on short list
Indians general manager Chris Antonetti said Cleveland interim manager Sandy Alomar Jr. and former Red Sox manager Terry Francona, now with ESPN, are on his search list and others candidates likely will be added.
The last-place Indians fired manager Manny Acta on Thursday after a little less than three seasons and replaced him with Alomar, the Tribe’s bench coach, for the season’s remaining games.
Infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka has waived $3.25 million in future pay and was granted his release from the Twins after saying he was ashamed of his poor performance.
Nishioka will forgo the $3 million he was owed in 2013 on the final year of a three-year deal, and a $250,000 buyout. He is now a free agent.
A’s pitcher Brandon McCarthy said he feels nearly normal just more than three weeks after undergoing brain surgery after taking a line drive off the bat of the Angels’ Erick Aybar on Sept. 5. Doctors have cleared McCarthy to play catch today.
Yu Darvish said he felt no discomfort after throwing in the bullpen for the first time since skipping his previous turn with neck stiffness. Darvish (16-9, 3.90 ERA) is on track to start the Rangers’ game tomorrow against the Angels.
NCAA: Harvard routs Holy Cross
Quarterback Colton Chapple threw for four touchdowns and ran for another to help Harvard build a 46-point halftime lead en route to a 52-3 victory over Holy Cross last night in Cambridge, Mass.
In Provo, Utah, freshman quarterback Taysom Hill ran for 143 yards and a touchdown and passed for two more scores in his first start as Brigham Young cruised to a 47-0 victory over Hawaii.
HOOPS: Self gets lengthy extension
Kansas basketball coach Bill Self agreed to a restructured contract that extends through the 2021-22 season and includes a raise to $3.857 million per year. Self’s previous deal would have run through June 2018.
Self led the Jayhawks to the 2008 NCAA title and lost in the championship game in April.
Wizards point guard John Wall will be sidelined about eight weeks with what the team said was a stress injury to his left knee.
After dropping the opener of their best-of-three Eastern semifinal playoff series on Thursday in Connecticut, the Liberty hope to prolong their season when they meet the Sun tonight in Newark at 7 p.m.
ETC.: L.A. grid stadium gets OK
The L.A. City Council approved plans for a football stadium in downtown Los Angeles. The go-ahead for the 76,000-seat stadium is seen as a sign the nation’s second-largest city is ready for another NFL team.
A Formula One race in Weehawken, N.J. with the Manhattan skyline as a backdrop is on the racing calendar for next June , with final confirmation pending. The FIA calendar shows the inaugural Grand Prix of America at Port Imperial set for June 16.
Chris Economaki, a journalist regarded as the authoritative voice in motorsports for decades, has died. He was 91. Economaki worked in TV for more than 40 years with stints at ABC, CBS and ESPN.